Senior Supply Chain Specialist

Overview / Responsibilities:
Wood is recruiting for a Senior Supply Chain Specialist - Procurement to join our team in Khobar, Saudi Arabia. This role will report directly to the country Supply Chain Manager and will be responsible of delivering supply chain requirments to support engineering work in Saudi.

**Responsibilities**
- Definition of Project Procurement Plan and Procedures
- Responsible for the execution of all aspects of supply chain activities including expediting, procurement and negotiation
- Familiar with market scouting and supplier onboarding processes
- Definition of the bidder list for each inquiry
- Preparation of tender documentation as well as definition of pricing summary tailored to the scope of work
- Lead technical & commercial clarification meetings with bidders
- Examine, review and negotiate T&C’s
- Prepare and finalize commercial Bid Tabulations and Purchase Orders for all items to be purchased
- Collaborate with Key persons to ensure that company and client expectations are met
- Ensures all supply chain activities are carried out in accordance with the project execution plan/schedule and in line with project processes and procedures
- Track and report KPI to measure cost reduction and improve efficiency
- Prepare and tailor project procurement reports in line with project / client requirements

**WORKING RELATIONSHIPS**

**Internal**: Supply Chain Lead/Manager, Engineering, Construction, Deployed Team Members, Materials and

Logistics, Accounts Payable

**External**: Relationships with key suppliers and clients supply chain representatives

**LEVEL OF INFLUENCE & DECISION-MAKING AUTHORITY**
- Under specific direction sets direct reports objectives and responsible for the delivery of these
- Supervision of direct reports
- Ensure clear understanding of SCM processes and procedures and compliance against these (including ethics / modern slavery / policy / segregation of duties)
- Guiding other disciplines through SCM processes

Skills / Qualifications:
**PERSON SPECIFICATION**

**Qualifications**:
**Knowledge, skills and experience**:

- Bachelor’s degree in relevant engineering or industry equivalent
- 7-10 years of relevant experience in the onshore/offshore Oil and Gas/Petrochemical and Marine industry

**Experience of**:

- Complex Commercial Evaluations, negotiations and terms and condition qualification
- Supplier Relationship Management
- Detailed knowledge of Suppliers, commercial Evaluations, Negotiations and Terms and Conditions of Purchase/Contract
- Subcontract Agreements and Framework Agreements
- Industry forms of Subcontract
- ERP systems
- Client contract requirement
- Supply Chain Principles and techniques
- Commercial Evaluations, negotiations and terms and condition qualification
- Supplier Relationship Management

**Personal attributes**:

- Ecellent communication skills, written, oral and presentation
- Maintains a strong network both within and outside of supply chain department
- Positively maintain relationships with suppliers, clients and other disciplines
- Planning and organisational skills
- Enthusiastic proactive attitude
- Adaptability and Problem Solving skills

**Ability to**:

- Work as part of project execution team
- Identify efficiency, process and tool improvement opportunities and successful drive through
change

Company Overview:
Diversity Statement:
We are an equal opportunity employer that recognises the value of a diverse workforce. All suitably qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment on the basis of objective criteria and without regard to the following (which is a non-exhaustive list): race, colour, age, religion, gender, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status, or other characteristics in accordance with the relevant governing laws.